Nestlé Healthy Kids Programme on International Chefs Day – Kolkata chapter

I have always stressed on healthy eating and I am almost always pretty concerned about the ingredients which are being used to cook the food we are eating, how healthy it is and how it has been prepared, etc. Eating good food and healthy food is of prime importance these days with so many impurities…

Experience the German Culture with The Irish House’s Oktoberfest

This is a special time at Irish House! It’s Oktoberfest! If beer is your religion, celebrate Oktoberfest at The Irish House as they have a wide range of beers to offer along with German specialties and live music throughout the month of October. This is that time of the year when The Irish House has stepped up to celebrating…

‘The Whistling Kettle’ – Darjeeling is whistling in my head!

There are few things in our lives to which we love to cling on to! Even if that entity disowns you, you can’t probably let go the fond memories and you keep on making honest efforts to go back for that old magic. One such entity is probably Darjeeling, at least for the Bengalis this…

Top 4 food kiosks – in Quest Mall (Kolkata) food court!

Mall food courts are often a savior when you want to take a quick break in between those shopping sessions, maybe after a movie or to catch up with your group of friends. When you are on a move these food kiosks come very handy and can save your day, and your time of course.…

Have you tried the amazing Chicken Mezze Platter at ‘Mezze’?

I just love trying out the small food joints spread across the city malls as they provide huge variety of food and beverages at such reasonable prices, which are mostly consumed by youngsters or by the aam aadmi, like me! I was longing to try out this food joint called Mezze at the Quest Mall…

Adda, Nostalgia, Fish Orley and Bijoligrill!

There are few good things still left in the life of Bengali mango-people that remind them of their childhood or adolescent days. With the rapid number of increasing eating joints and diminishing industries, values and safety quotient in the city, poor people (like me) tend to cling on to old memories that still make them…

Cook-out session with Masterchef Ranveer Brar, at Afra Tafri!

Celebrity Chef Ranveer Brar was recently in Kolkata for an amazing afternoon cook-out session at Afra Tafri, the only Transitional Gastro Brew Pub of the city! He came here to introduce new dishes in the existing menu of Afra Tafri and he had derived all his inspirations from the local flavors that are produced in the city.…

Special Raksha Bandhan gift hampers from ‘Velvetiine’

The sweetest part of India gets diabetic when it comes to festivals and celebrations! At times the refrigerator is not enough to store all the packets of sweets and chocolates you receive on such festive days! Bengalis love their mishti or sweet dish after every meal. That can be in any format, at least that…

‘Barcelos’ makes new Food & Sangria additions to their menu!

This was the second time I was attending a bloggers meet at Barcelos (Kolkata) over food tasting session. I missed the sizzler launch tasting session few months back for some unavoidable reasons. But this time it was tad different from the previous food tasting session which I attended, since here we dealt with Sangrias, something…

D-Talks Adda – Saltlake gets a quaint sports-themed cafe!

Eating out these days often seems pretty scary, especially for food bloggers like me. Well, you can hopefully guess the reason. The ingredients that the restaurants are using can cause serious damage to your body in the long term. The momentary explosion of joy for your taste buds doesn’t always guarantee a nutrient-rich healthy meal.…

Red Panda – tales of an oriental hidden gem!

The city dwellers have lately developed affection for South East Asian cuisine and have started to fit in Thai or Burmese food beside the Chinese delicacies which has been ruling the Kolkata culinary scenarios for decades now. You will find several new eateries or grandiose restaurants coming up in the city serving these soul-pleasing Asian…

Momo I Am – Story of a Hidden Gem!

Frankly speaking, few years back I was first introduced to Momo I Am through their unique wall art and graffiti like many other ‘bhaat machh-er jhol’ eating Bengali. That was pretty new in Kolkata then! I was introduced to their food maybe a year later after that artsy discovery! And yes, I was blown away!…